Anthracnose is a seed borne disease that reduces yield and seed quality. Seed treatments provide the first chemical defence for this disease. DCT (diazinon + captan + thiophanate-methyl) was the standard seed treatment in Ontario. Earlier work found that DCT was better than Apron Maxx (fludioxonil + metalaxyl-m) in managing early season anthracnose infection on…Continue readingImproved seed treatment for anthracnose in dry beans, 2007-2008
Author: Chris Gillard
Dry Bean Agronomy & Pest Management, University of Guelph-Ridgetown
The purpose of this study was to find the best fungicide timing, in combination with a seed treatment, to manage anthracnose in a bean crop in Ontario and Manitoba.Continue readingAnthracnose control in bean with seed treatment and fungicide, 2005-2006
The response of navy and pinto beans to narrow row production have been tested since indeterminate upright cultivars were developed in the 1980’s. Ablett (1988) found a 28% yield increase in narrow rows with high populations, but only if the plots were mechanically harvested. Six unpublished Ontario studies between 1980-1987 found an average narrow row…Continue readingNarrow Row Cranberry and Kidney Bean Production, 2006-2007
The purpose of this study was to measure product performance and return on investment, to help growers to select the best fungicide.Continue readingWhite Mold Fungicides for Dry Beans, 2009-2011
Can one fungicide manage white mold and anthracnose? The purpose of the study was to measure fungicide performance and economic returns for fungicides registered to control white mold. Continue readingAnthracnose Fungicides for Dry Beans, 2014-2018
Ontario growers routinely use fungicides to manage white mold is dry beans, but fungicides should be applied before any disease is visible. The purpose of this study was to measure the long-term performance and economic returns of fungicides, to help growers select a top product. Four small plot experiments were conducted in 2012-2013 at the…Continue readingWhite Mold Fungicides for Dry Beans, 2012-2013
